Brief: Israel extending control of land in Gaza. Trump does not rule out new hostilities with Iran.
The Take
Al Jazeera
4.7 • 748 Ratings
🗓️ 3 May 2026
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Summary
This week, 214 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 828 Palestinians in Gaza. Israel extending control of land in Gaza. Israel continues to violate ceasefire agreement with Lebanon. Trump does not rule out new hostilities with Iran. Israel has killed at least 72,608 Palestinians in Gaza since October 7th, 2023.
In this episode:
- Tareq Abu Azzoum, (@abuoazzum) Al Jazeera Senior Correspondent
- Zeina Khdor, (@ZeinakhodrAljaz), Al Jazeera Correspondent
- Alan Fisher, (@AlanFisher), Al Jazeera Correspondent
- Tohid Asadi, (@tohid_._asadi), Al Jazeera Correspondent
- Obaida Hitto, (@obaida.hitto), Al Jazeera Correspondent
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| 0:00.0 | Al Jazeera Podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | I'm Martha Vanderwolf and this is the take. |
| 0:11.0 | As Israel's war on Gaza continues, we're coming to you on Sundays with a weekly roundup. |
| 0:17.0 | This week, 214 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 828 Palestinians in Gaza. |
| 0:27.6 | Israel extending control of land in Gaza. Israel continues to violate ceasefire agreement with Lebanon. |
| 0:38.3 | Trump does not rule out new hostilities with Iran. |
| 0:43.3 | Today's Sunday, May 3rd, Israel has killed at least 72,608 Palestinians in Gaza since October 7, 2023. |
| 0:56.0 | Israeli forces are taking control of more land in Gaza, extending their control beyond the so-called yellow line. |
| 1:06.0 | The new invisible boundary is referred to as the Orange Line. |
| 1:11.6 | It restricts people's movement in the Gaza Strip. |
| 1:15.6 | Al Jazeera, Starek Abou Azoum, reports from Gaza City. |
| 1:19.6 | It's a newly expanded military boundary established by the Israeli military this year, |
| 1:25.6 | and it's basically extending beyond the previous yellow demarcation |
| 1:29.4 | line that has been imposed after October 2025 ceasefire between Hamas and Israel to deep in military |
| 1:36.2 | control. It covers an additional 11% of Gaza's territory bringing roughly 60% of the strip under |
| 1:43.3 | restricted military areas. |
| 1:45.0 | We continue to hear from UN agencies that this line along with the Yellow Demarcation line |
| 1:50.0 | further restricts the movement of aid teams and creates more congestion in a small shrinking coastal area. |
| 1:57.0 | But what makes this new orange line, let's say, more alarming is the absence of |
| 2:03.5 | any warning signs or visible and physical boundaries that we can see. |
| 2:12.1 | Israel continues to violate the ceasefire agreement with Lebanon, despite a US directive for Israel to stop attacks. |
| 2:20.5 | It intensified its attacks on southern Lebanon over the weekend, killing at least 41 people. |
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